PrintsGerman17th century
Figures Displaying a Cloth From Atop an Arch, WIth Spectators Below (Uninscribed Title Page of the Ports Series)
1670
Artists
Melchior KüselArtist
Johann Wilhelm BaurArtist after
Description
The preparatory drawing by Baur for this print is in the Hougton Library. The inscription on the drawing, uninscribed on the etching, reads: Illu.sme et Genero.sme Domino // D. D. Dedicat // Johann WIlhelm Baur Inuentor // 1641 Wienna; it is therefore considered the title page for the Italian Ports series.
Dimensions
sheet: 15 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
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